State v. Johnson

Appellant was charged by an information filed in the circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, with the crime of murder in the first degree. A change of venue was taken and the case was sent to Henry county, Missouri, where it was tried. Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of twenty years. He appealed.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction was not questioned. The points relied upon for a reversal pertain to the admission of evidence, instructions given and statements made by the prosecuting…